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[lex137]

A Makita multi-tool, etc., for the bedroom remodel. Will be helpful to open a wall and install a new pocket door.




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I bought the same exact multi tool and Bosch blade set lol off Amazon

[Hummer]

I bought the same exact multi tool and Bosch blade set lol off Amazon

Ha! I haven't used it much yet but really like the smaller grip, less noise and vibration.

Spare you the long story but I bought another Makita model from Amazon then realized this was much better for me. Returned it unopened. Tried to buy this one from Amazon but their AI kept screwing with the price and delivery date. Jacked it up from $155 to $209.

I ended up buying off eBay for $140. Home Depot price is $239.

[lex137]

Ha! I haven't used it much yet but really like the smaller grip, less noise and vibration.

Spare you the long story but I bought another Makita model from Amazon then realized this was much better for me. Returned it unopened. Tried to buy this one from Amazon but their AI kept screwing with the price and delivery date. Jacked it up from $155 to $209.

I ended up buying off eBay for $140. Home Depot price is $239.

Luckily I was able to get it for $155. Need to find the adapter to use the old style blades

[JohnnyEgo]

Got a cheap Chinese manual sewing machine to be able to sew patches on to my son's scout uniform, and to do some canvas upholstery work on some outdoor chairs I am building. This is the purely dirtiest thing I've ever received from Asia, and I had shore leave in Thailand. The machine came covered in used motor oil, dirt, and liquid cancer. On the plus side, I know it wasn't made by child labor; the despair evident in the build quality could only be achieved by someone who had lived a long life of deep disappointment.


This thing took me about 20 hours of time, research, and effort to clean it, correctly time it, file off all the rough edges and machine marks, and get it to consistently sew a stitch without snapping the thread. But now I am a danger to merit badge patches and canvas upholstery everywhere.

[bradbn4]

I spent some quality time looking at the instruction guide that came from an overseas location. I have seen better guides from Ikea - heck; the parts list looks like one from Ikea....

Think I counted over 100 screws / bolts / and what not to assemble that box above.

When I found the first instruction guide - it was 2 page document that well; had no instructions...I paged down a bit and found the real guide.

[buffalobo]

Got a cheap Chinese manual sewing machine to be able to sew patches on to my son's scout uniform, and to do some canvas upholstery work on some outdoor chairs I am building. This is the purely dirtiest thing I've ever received from Asia, and I had shore leave in Thailand. The machine came covered in used motor oil, dirt, and liquid cancer. On the plus side, I know it wasn't made by child labor; the despair evident in the build quality could only be achieved by someone who had lived a long life of deep disappointment.


This thing took me about 20 hours of time, research, and effort to clean it, correctly time it, file off all the rough edges and machine marks, and get it to consistently sew a stitch without snapping the thread. But now I am a danger to merit badge patches and canvas upholstery everywhere.

Pretty cool, looks like a tetanus shot waiting to happen.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim.

[BladesNBarrels]

Got a cheap Chinese manual sewing machine to be able to sew patches on to my son's scout uniform
.... now I am a danger to merit badge patches and canvas upholstery everywhere.

Wow
My first thought was a little overkill for a Scout patch.
My second thought was about my poor mom hand sewing patches when I was a Scout in the 50's.
Very impressive and your patience is a model for all

[JohnnyEgo]

My mom was one of those liberated types who had enough to do being an English professor, so I had to sew on all my own patches. And based on the uniform I still have, it showed! I think my Eagle Scout patch has maybe five enormous stitches holding it in place.

I am pretty happy with this one, now that I am on the other side of getting it to work smooth and/or not contracting leprosy. I am also realizing it takes a fair amount of practice to pull tension, feed material, hand crank the machine, and still end up sewing in a straight line. I was not drunk when I did some of these practice runs, but I could see how one might think I would be:



The good news is I am starting to get better. Aside from learning how to do a cleaner lock stitch in a better position, I am pretty pleased with this practice merit badge:


I sewed some velcro to his rank patches, and the machine went through like butter. I am pretty proud of this one, too:




Finally, because I could, I added some velcro to my kid's coat, so he could stick a school-appropriate morale patch to it:




I told my wife she is going to come home one day and find all the curtains and pillow cases replaced with canvas.

[Great-Kazoo]

My mom was one of those liberated types who had enough to do being an English professor, so I had to sew on all my own patches. And based on the uniform I still have, it showed! I think my Eagle Scout patch has maybe five enormous stitches holding it in place.

I am pretty happy with this one, now that I am on the other side of getting it to work smooth and/or not contracting leprosy. I am also realizing it takes a fair amount of practice to pull tension, feed material, hand crank the machine, and still end up sewing in a straight line. I was not drunk when I did some of these practice runs, but I could see how one might think I would be:



The good news is I am starting to get better. Aside from learning how to do a cleaner lock stitch in a better position, I am pretty pleased with this practice merit badge:


I sewed some velcro to his rank patches, and the machine went through like butter. I am pretty proud of this one, too:




Finally, because I could, I added some velcro to my kid's coat, so he could stick a school-appropriate morale patch to it:




I told my wife she is going to come home one day and find all the curtains and pillow cases replaced with canvas.

Not cordura?

[StagLefty]

Sewing patches on was assigned to my son after an initial sewing lesson. Especially since he went to 2 National Jamborees and had to have 3 uniforms !!!